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<blockquote data-quote="trinityroyal" data-source="post: 204037" data-attributes="member: 3907"><p>Marg, husband and I have been talking about that. He thinks that voting should be compulsory as well. I'm not sure how I feel about it, but it might not be a bad idea.</p><p></p><p>Our voting process isn't as onerous as the one you describe. Each political party fields candidates in every riding across the country. We vote for the local candidate affiliated with the party we support. The leader of the party is also a local candidate somewhere or other. The number of local candidates for a given party who are voted in determines who will be the Prime Minister (party leader), and whether the government is a majority (more than 50&#37; of the seats in the House of Commons), or a minority (fewer than 50%).</p><p></p><p>Our Senate is appointed, and they have jobs for life. Some electoral reformers are trying to change this. Frankly, I think an elected Senate is a better structure for Canada.</p><p></p><p>This election was a real squeaker. The victorious party gained 145 seats in the House of Commons. To have a majority, you need 155, so they were [ ] this close. The difficulty with a minority government is that the other parties can form a coalition to block whatever legislation you're trying to pass. In some cases, with some governments, this is a good thing, but lately the opposition has been blocking sound legislative changes just out of obstinacy.</p><p></p><p>This also leads to instability in the government, and then another election. This was our 3rd one in the last 4 years. </p><p></p><p>Although this minority government has posted some very strong numbers, they are still in a position for the opposition parties to thwart them, bring about non-confidence motions and all the other nonsense and upheaval we've been dealing with over the last several years. With the economy in such a rocky position, I think we need stability in government, whichever party is in power. We can't afford the distraction of political infighting when we need to pay attention to people's lives, livelihood and health.</p><p></p><p>As for the whining people, I think I will ask them whether they voted or not. I like that idea...</p><p></p><p>Trinity</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trinityroyal, post: 204037, member: 3907"] Marg, husband and I have been talking about that. He thinks that voting should be compulsory as well. I'm not sure how I feel about it, but it might not be a bad idea. Our voting process isn't as onerous as the one you describe. Each political party fields candidates in every riding across the country. We vote for the local candidate affiliated with the party we support. The leader of the party is also a local candidate somewhere or other. The number of local candidates for a given party who are voted in determines who will be the Prime Minister (party leader), and whether the government is a majority (more than 50% of the seats in the House of Commons), or a minority (fewer than 50%). Our Senate is appointed, and they have jobs for life. Some electoral reformers are trying to change this. Frankly, I think an elected Senate is a better structure for Canada. This election was a real squeaker. The victorious party gained 145 seats in the House of Commons. To have a majority, you need 155, so they were [ ] this close. The difficulty with a minority government is that the other parties can form a coalition to block whatever legislation you're trying to pass. In some cases, with some governments, this is a good thing, but lately the opposition has been blocking sound legislative changes just out of obstinacy. This also leads to instability in the government, and then another election. This was our 3rd one in the last 4 years. Although this minority government has posted some very strong numbers, they are still in a position for the opposition parties to thwart them, bring about non-confidence motions and all the other nonsense and upheaval we've been dealing with over the last several years. With the economy in such a rocky position, I think we need stability in government, whichever party is in power. We can't afford the distraction of political infighting when we need to pay attention to people's lives, livelihood and health. As for the whining people, I think I will ask them whether they voted or not. I like that idea... Trinity [/QUOTE]
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